Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Utility trailer manufacturer Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYVS2532J2198151 · Trailer · TRAILER

Carriers run under2

9 mo

Inspections3

all-time

OOS inspections0

of 3

First seenOct 14, 2025

Last seenJul 13, 2026

Inspected under 2 different carriers in 9 months

A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN: 1UYVS2532J2198151
Make: Utility trailer manufacturer
Model: Utility Trailer Manufacturer
Model year: 2018
Body class: Trailer
Vehicle type: TRAILER
GVWR: Not decoded
Decoded at: Jul 26, 2026

vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 14, 2025 – Jul 13, 2026

Date	State	Level	Viol.	OOS	Carrier (DOT)	Plate
Jul 13, 2026	MD	II · Walk-around	0	—	CTS EXPRESS INC 1834233	983689ST/IL
Mar 24, 2026	IA	III · Driver-only	0	—	ASTEL LLC 1902862	983689ST/IL
Oct 14, 2025	IA	II · Walk-around	2	—	ASTEL LLC 1902862	983689ST/IL

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

Carrier	DOT	First seen	Last seen	Insp.	State
CTS EXPRESS INC	1834233	Jul 13, 2026	Jul 13, 2026	1	IL
ASTEL LLC	1902862	Oct 14, 2025	Mar 24, 2026	2	IN

Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

Plate	State / prov.	Unit no.	Carrier	Date range	Insp.
983689ST	IL	2	CTS EXPRESS INC	Jul 13, 2026 → Jul 13, 2026	1
983689ST	IL	—	ASTEL LLC	Oct 14, 2025 → Mar 24, 2026	2

Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026